CLUB
Olympia București
Romania
Overview
Olympia București is recorded as the club affiliation for 2 players in Footballopedia’s registered 1930 World Cup roster data for Romania. This historical club card is built from the tournament-era roster connection; broader club history can be enriched independently without breaking the player-to-club link.
Key facts
- Country
- Romania
- City
- Bucharest
- 1930 name
- Olympia București
- Club status
- defunct
- Founded
- 1904
- Dissolved / identity ended
- 1946
- Historical status
- No longer exists as the same 1930 club identity
- 1930 team context
- Romania
- 1930 linked players
- 2
- Identity status
- verified-historical-identity
History
Pre-1930 chronologyDescription: Before the 1930 World Cup, Olympia București already had a documented club history extending from 1904 through the tournament era. Footballopedia now keeps that pre-1930 story as a season-aware chronology rather than treating 1930 as the club’s starting point.
Chapter 1Description: Founded in 1904, Olympia was the first major Bucharest football club and an early Romanian champion.
Chapter 2Description: It won the Romanian championship in 1909–10 and 1910–11.
Chapter 3Description: After World War II the club briefly reappeared as Olympia-Rheim before being dissolved in 1946.
Historical overview
Identity and place in football historyDescription: Founded in 1904 and generally identified as the first football club established in Bucharest. It won two of Romania’s earliest championships.
The club around the 1930 World CupDescription: In Footballopedia’s 1930 graph, Olympia București is linked to 2 World Cup roster player(s) through tournament-era club affiliation. This club page records those names inside club/season history only; no player profile was created or expanded in this pass.
End of the original identityDescription: After World War II the club briefly appeared as Olympia-Rheim and was dissolved in 1946.
Historical timeline
1904Description: Foundation / earliest canonical start of the Olympia București identity.
Pre-1930 chronologyDescription: Before the 1930 World Cup, Olympia București already had a documented club history extending from 1904 through the tournament era. Footballopedia now keeps that pre-1930 story as a season-aware chronology rather than treating 1930 as the club’s starting point.
Chapter 1Description: Founded in 1904, Olympia was the first major Bucharest football club and an early Romanian champion.
Chapter 2Description: It won the Romanian championship in 1909–10 and 1910–11.
Chapter 3Description: After World War II the club briefly reappeared as Olympia-Rheim before being dissolved in 1946.
1930 World Cup eraDescription: Documented club affiliation for: Corneliu Robe, Ilie Subășeanu.
1946Description: The club was dissolved after World War II.
Season-by-season history
1904Season: 1904 · Competition: Club formation · Finish: Founded · Notes: First football club established in Bucharest.Founding milestone.
1909/10Season: 1909/10 · Competition: Romanian championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Won the national championship.No full roster asserted.
1910/11Season: 1910/11 · Competition: Romanian championship · Finish: Champions · Notes: Retained the national title.No full roster asserted.
1921/22Season: 1921/22 · Competition: Bucharest regional championship · Finish: Participant · Notes: Returned to organized competition after World War I.No full roster asserted.
1927/28Season: 1927/28 · Competition: Romanian national championship · Finish: Quarter-finalist · Notes: Qualified from Bucharest and lost 1–3 to Colțea Brașov.Documented players: M. Cruțescu, E. Kroner, Corneliu Robe, Ilie SubășeanuDocumented generation players, not a full 1927/28 roster.
1929/30Season: 1929/30 · Competition: Bucharest regional championship · Finish: 3rd · Notes: Finished third in the Bucharest regional table.Documented players: Corneliu Robe, Ilie SubășeanuWorld Cup-era club player(s) only; not a full squad. Includes Footballopedia 1930 World Cup-linked club players; not claimed as a full club roster unless explicitly stated.
1937/38Season: 1937/38 · Competition: Liga III · Finish: Participant · Notes: One documented season in Romania’s third tier.No full roster asserted; season row is source-gated.
1938–1944Season: 1938–1944 · Competition: Olympia București documented generation · Finish: Active through wartime-era Bucharest football · Notes: A documented later generation included Sucitulescu, V. Stănescu, Catană, Panait, Ion Vasile, Aştilean, Gică Nicolae, Gain, Fabian, C. Rădulescu-Jumate and C. Siomionescu.Documented players: V. Stănescu, Ion Vasile, Gică Nicolae, C. Rădulescu-Jumate, C. SiomionescuDocumented generation list spanning 1938–1944; not asserted as one season’s full squad.
1940/41Season: 1940/41 · Competition: Liga II · Finish: Participant · Notes: One documented second-tier season before wartime disruption.No full roster asserted; season row is source-gated.
1945/46Season: 1945/46 · Competition: Bucharest District Championship · Finish: Final Olympia-Rheim phase · Notes: Post-war return under the Olympia-Rheim name; the final documented generation included Voinescu I, Voinescu II, Al. Ene, Călinoiu, Titi Popescu, Ciocea, the Medrea brothers, Gheorghiu, Andreescu and Jipa.Documented players: Al. Ene, Titi PopescuDocumented final-generation names; not asserted as a full season roster.
Competition chronology
1904Description: Club formation | Founded | First football club established in Bucharest.
1909/10Description: Romanian championship | Champions | Won the national championship.
1910/11Description: Romanian championship | Champions | Retained the national title.
1921/22Description: Bucharest regional championship | Participant | Returned to organized competition after World War I.
1927/28Description: Romanian national championship | Quarter-finalist | Qualified from Bucharest and lost 1–3 to Colțea Brașov.
1929/30Description: Bucharest regional championship | 3rd | Finished third in the Bucharest regional table.
Honours and achievements
Honour / achievementDescription: Romanian champion: 1909/10 and 1910/11.
Stadium and ground history
Venue-history ruleDescription: Only grounds supported by historical evidence are attached. A modern ground is never projected backward into the 1930 period merely because a successor or namesake later used it.
1930 World Cup-linked players
Corneliu RobeDescription: MF · Romania · tournament-era club affiliation
Ilie SubășeanuDescription: FW · Romania · tournament-era club affiliation
What happened to the club
Canonical historical identityDescription: No longer exists as the same 1930 club identity
What happened nextDescription: After World War II the club briefly appeared as Olympia-Rheim and was dissolved in 1946.
Continuity policyDescription: Successor, merger partner, refoundation and namesake are stored as related entities/lineage. They are not silently collapsed into the 1930 club unless legal and sporting continuity is demonstrated.
Club lineage
1930 identityDescription: Olympia București
End of original identityDescription: The club was dissolved after World War II.
Legacy and identity note
This page preserves the Olympia București identity as it existed around the 1930 World Cup. Later clubs using a similar name are not automatically treated as the same legal entity.
Squad
Corneliu RobePosition: MF · National Team: Romania · Player Slug: corneliu-robe
Ilie SubășeanuPosition: FW · National Team: Romania · Player Slug: ilie-subaseanu
Sources
Notes
Historical-identity ruleDescription: Footballopedia keeps the 1930 club as its own canonical historical entity even when a successor, merger partner, refoundation or namesake exists.
World Cup linkDescription: Linked to 2 player(s) in the 1930 World Cup roster graph.
Related
RomaniaRole: National team context · Type: national_team